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on sunday he got a call from president obama offering federal help. >> well i think we have what we need but this is kind of a daily every day we take a look at it and whatever i'm requested i'll certainly not hesitate to call president obama if i think we need more than we have. >>reporter: the cost of the fire has topped 20 million dollars and is still growing. in tuolomne, abc 7 news. >> now what about the smoke and the weather conditions on the fire line? fch sandhya is tracking that tonight with live doppler 7 hd sandhya. >> yes larry. right now i show you the current conditions there. humidity has been increasing which of course is good news and winds decreasing. we watch the fog here in the bay area check out the conditions at the rim fire. skype degrees relative humidity has come up 45 percent. wind out of the north north west to 5 and certainly not as gusty as earlier today. here's satellite picture smoke from the rim fire you cap see it continues to clearly head into nevada and still moving all the way up towards reno into the neighboring states there and continue to see that.
on sunday he got a call from president obama offering federal help. >> well i think we have what we need but this is kind of a daily every day we take a look at it and whatever i'm requested i'll certainly not hesitate to call president obama if i think we need more than we have. >>reporter: the cost of the fire has topped 20 million dollars and is still growing. in tuolomne, abc 7 news. >> now what about the smoke and the weather conditions on the fire line? fch sandhya is...
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. >> a man behind a bizarre >>> president obama says he's encouraging vladimir putin to think forward instead of backward as they try to improve strained relations between the two countries also today obama pledged more oversight at the national security agency's surveillance programs. abc 7 news has more from washington, d.c. on today's white house news conference. >> out of the gate the president announced a series of reforms for the controversial nsa surveillance program. >> we can and must be more transparent. >> that includes a civil liberties officer at nsa, a new commission to review intelligence programs and coordination with congress to review program collects telephone records. >> it's not enough for me as president to have confidence in the programs. the american people need to have confidence nem as well. >> the president insisted change woz have taken place even if edward snowdenÑÑ5 had t laekd detail autos it would have been less exciting. as much press. >> do these reforms vindicate snowden? >> no. i don't think he was a patriot. >> nsa says if snowden thinks he's in
. >> a man behind a bizarre >>> president obama says he's encouraging vladimir putin to think forward instead of backward as they try to improve strained relations between the two countries also today obama pledged more oversight at the national security agency's surveillance programs. abc 7 news has more from washington, d.c. on today's white house news conference. >> out of the gate the president announced a series of reforms for the controversial nsa surveillance...
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users submitted questions to the president through various platforms, using hash tag ask obama housing. in an interview the president said woe save money if refinancing on his chicago home but hasn't yet done so. u.s. stocks declined today jéz giving the stand skbrard poor's index it's first thre three-day joft since mid june. and finally, yahoo is ditching the company's 18-year-old logo. in a campaign over the next four weeks the silicon valley company is showcasing 30 different logos every day, final will debut september 4th. this company has already decided on the new logo but wants to showcase different looks to depict the renaissance under ceo marisa mayer. from bloomberg studios i'm emily chang, back to you. >> thank you. >> san jose celebrating 5th anniversary of the city's first electric vehicle charging station. san jose teamed up with charter point to become one of the first cities to install them. the first one right across from city hall and today, the 50th city-maintained station was installed. they've put 2500 of the stations in the bay area and about 12,000 of them nati
users submitted questions to the president through various platforms, using hash tag ask obama housing. in an interview the president said woe save money if refinancing on his chicago home but hasn't yet done so. u.s. stocks declined today jéz giving the stand skbrard poor's index it's first thre three-day joft since mid june. and finally, yahoo is ditching the company's 18-year-old logo. in a campaign over the next four weeks the silicon valley company is showcasing 30 different logos every...
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. >>> a declaration from president obama. what he is saying tonight about the potential of american initter venges in syria. intervention in syria. and a father overjoyed to see his son. why this moment was so emotional. also -- >> because they marched america became for free and more fair. >> 50 years after martin luther king, junior's speech, america still has a dream. plus the little girl who stole the show at today's ceremony. >> i'm abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel. as you look at a live picture right now, foggy scene over san francisco. we'll check out your wake up weather. plus a look atúoúo >>> president obama says the united states has concluded the syrian government used weapons in an attack on its citizens. the president says he is now reviewing his options and will meet with his senior advisors and national security team about what to do. those options could include a retaliatory strike against the syrian government. the president insists though that u.s. involvement would not be a repeat of iraq. >>> take
. >>> a declaration from president obama. what he is saying tonight about the potential of american initter venges in syria. intervention in syria. and a father overjoyed to see his son. why this moment was so emotional. also -- >> because they marched america became for free and more fair. >> 50 years after martin luther king, junior's speech, america still has a dream. plus the little girl who stole the show at today's ceremony. >> i'm abc7 news meteorologist...
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president obama says he is weighing limited and narrow action against the syrian government which means no american troops would be on the ground. the president blames the government of launching or rather accuses the government of launching the attack that reportedly killed over 1,400 people including 400 children. the syrian government denies the allegation. protesters for and against the military strikes are expected to gather outside of the white house today. >>> a new nbc poll shows that half of americans are against it while 42% support the air strikes. >>> still ahead on "today in the bay" historic same sex wedding set to happen to dday. we le show you the connection with the supreme court. >>> good morning. once again, look at the live shot from freemont this morning. lots of blue skies, and good temperatures for the holiday weekend, even if things will get a little more tricky later on as we head into the work week. rob has that in a bit. >>> a supreme court justice ruth bader ginsberg will make history today. she will become the first supreme court member to conduct a same-sex
president obama says he is weighing limited and narrow action against the syrian government which means no american troops would be on the ground. the president blames the government of launching or rather accuses the government of launching the attack that reportedly killed over 1,400 people including 400 children. the syrian government denies the allegation. protesters for and against the military strikes are expected to gather outside of the white house today. >>> a new nbc poll...
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chu served on the obama administration for four years. now back in stanford he face as few challenge, leading young minds in the world of physics. >> young people have a natural curiosity and want to learn new things. i, too, want to do that. >> dr. chu was the first energy secretary with a science background. he knew who to tap for ideas and what projects to bring to the table. most of those ideas have been successful but one was not. solyndra was a growing company building solar panels. many, including those in the government, thought it will be a huge success and they received millions of dollars from the u.s. government. but they eventually filed for bankruptcy. it was a big lesson for chu. >> we have to watch as you go and disburse loans like a hawk going forward. >> he will continue to find ways to try to change public opinion on global warming, which he says will have huge financial implications. >> this cost a lot of money. it cost a lot of money in financial losses, it cost a lot -- it cost a lot in terms of permanent losses and
chu served on the obama administration for four years. now back in stanford he face as few challenge, leading young minds in the world of physics. >> young people have a natural curiosity and want to learn new things. i, too, want to do that. >> dr. chu was the first energy secretary with a science background. he knew who to tap for ideas and what projects to bring to the table. most of those ideas have been successful but one was not. solyndra was a growing company building solar...
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saturday, president obama and his family head to martha's vin gard. it's become the annual summer vacation spot except last year when he was on the campaign trail. all right. thanks so much for joining us. a look at the top stories and more ahead in new york. >>> hello, welcome to cnn "newsroom." high alert right now the u.s. shut many foreign offices, embassies and consulates over fears of a terror attack. in the afternoon math of a bizarre deadly hit and run on venice beach, everyone is asking why would anyone do this? and he's putting on a brave face but is a-rod just hours away from a baseball suspension or worse, an outright ban? plus, meet the newest team member heading to the international space station. it could make big changes of how astronauts live in space. those stories and much ahead. it's a day when something happening in sports is making big newses. right now, we are hearing that new york yankee superstar alex rodriguez will be suspended effective this season and all of the next. a formal announcement isn't made yet. the source is "tou
saturday, president obama and his family head to martha's vin gard. it's become the annual summer vacation spot except last year when he was on the campaign trail. all right. thanks so much for joining us. a look at the top stories and more ahead in new york. >>> hello, welcome to cnn "newsroom." high alert right now the u.s. shut many foreign offices, embassies and consulates over fears of a terror attack. in the afternoon math of a bizarre deadly hit and run on venice...
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we're analyzing president obama's speech this afternoon. the president wants congress to debate and vote on the limited u.s. military response, this after syria's government allegedly unleashed chemical weapons on its own people. our panel will talk about this u.s. air force lieutenant michael short and cnn analyst bob bear and dana bash, chief correspondent for cnn. president obama says he is ready to act but he wants congress to get involved first. listen. >> after careful deliberation i have decided that the united states should take military action against syrian regime targets. this would not be an open-ended intervention. we would not put boots on the ground. instead, our action would be designed to be limited in duration and scope. but i'm confident we can hold the assad regime accountable for their use of chemical weapons, deter this kind of behavior, and degrade their capacity to carry it out. our military has positioned assets in the region. the chairman of the joint chiefs has informed me that we are prepared to strike whenever w
we're analyzing president obama's speech this afternoon. the president wants congress to debate and vote on the limited u.s. military response, this after syria's government allegedly unleashed chemical weapons on its own people. our panel will talk about this u.s. air force lieutenant michael short and cnn analyst bob bear and dana bash, chief correspondent for cnn. president obama says he is ready to act but he wants congress to get involved first. listen. >> after careful deliberation...
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. >>> tonight, the obama administration is considering military action against syria. evidence strongly indicates chemical weapons were used. >> the killing of women and children and innocent bystanders is a inhumanbele. >> many of his relatives in syria have already escaped to egypt, lebanon and the u.s. >> my uncle was shot by a sniper. they have no mercy. >> the syrian-american hopes president obama will help the regime fight the syrian president. >> what kind of action can we expect from the u.s.? senior administration officials say something with a coalition of allies without putting the troops in ground. >> tear ready to launch cruise missiles hours after president obama gives the call. they could fire at night and a.m. at military command center -- at night and use the military command center. >> steven zunis says a military strike is riddled with problems. >> a military intervention will not likely speed the end of the regime given the opposition, given some hard line extremist groups. reports are that he has deliberately placed them in highly populated civilia
. >>> tonight, the obama administration is considering military action against syria. evidence strongly indicates chemical weapons were used. >> the killing of women and children and innocent bystanders is a inhumanbele. >> many of his relatives in syria have already escaped to egypt, lebanon and the u.s. >> my uncle was shot by a sniper. they have no mercy. >> the syrian-american hopes president obama will help the regime fight the syrian president. >>...
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>> i definitely think in the political world, 78% of asians voted for obama in 2012. in 2008, 48% asians voted and showing you the engagement in the community. politically that is biggest move we've seen and to know that asians areing taking part of th. >> i would agree, a lot of the systems in the context of the asian-american community. unsung heroes but more of a global context, you on we are part of a larger sphere. >> in the mainstream media where do you do see characters they are better represented. >> think think is more representation when i was growing up but there is not a lot of department to the characters. there are particular examples that i am happy to see you on in the media but i think there is a lot we can do. >> i still think there is a big journey in the media world. the typical also behind the scene shots, how many of them are really occupied by asian-americans and also just people of color. so i think multiculturism of what they represent and very important. >> and asian issues in front of the camera. real quickly, do you see difference growing u
>> i definitely think in the political world, 78% of asians voted for obama in 2012. in 2008, 48% asians voted and showing you the engagement in the community. politically that is biggest move we've seen and to know that asians areing taking part of th. >> i would agree, a lot of the systems in the context of the asian-american community. unsung heroes but more of a global context, you on we are part of a larger sphere. >> in the mainstream media where do you do see characters...
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all they're waiting for is the order interest president obama. five guided missile destroyers in the eastern med loaded with as many as 50 tomb map hawk missiles each. we're told all the potential targets have been downloaded into those missile warheads. those targets would include the command and control center for syria's chemical weapons sites and the delivery systems is like artillery, rockets and other devices, airplanes, air strips, but president obama has made it clear that this is not an attack intended to overturn the regime, regime is not is the target. it's limited and tailored, according to the president himself, lester. >> limited and tailored, you might even call it a hit and run attack. how effective in the past have those kind of attacks been? >> reporter: history shows, lester, they're not very effective, particularly when you're up against a strong military power in the region like syria. the most famous of those ineffective attacks i guess you could say happened in 1998 when president bill clinton launched a series of cruise mi
all they're waiting for is the order interest president obama. five guided missile destroyers in the eastern med loaded with as many as 50 tomb map hawk missiles each. we're told all the potential targets have been downloaded into those missile warheads. those targets would include the command and control center for syria's chemical weapons sites and the delivery systems is like artillery, rockets and other devices, airplanes, air strips, but president obama has made it clear that this is not...
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president obama has spoken out against the law twice noting while he finds the law offensive, he rejects the idea of an outright olympic boycott. >> i want to just make very clear right now i do not think it's appropriate to boycott the olympics. we've got a bunch of americans out there who are training hard who are doing everything they can to succeed. >> the law passed unanimously in june is supported by an overwhelming majority of russians. russian president vladimir putin publicly defended the law earlier this summer. this is not about imposing any kind of sanctions against homosexuality, he said, this is about protecting children. many in the u.s. beg to differ on that assessment. barking on two different campaigns, one, a vodka boycott that picked up all kinds of tracks on twitter after gay rights advocate dan savage encouraged others to dump stoli, though it's produced in latvia. the other campaign applying pressure on the international olympic committee is looking to be more effective. on friday, ioc president said he received written assurances on the matter adding, there are st
president obama has spoken out against the law twice noting while he finds the law offensive, he rejects the idea of an outright olympic boycott. >> i want to just make very clear right now i do not think it's appropriate to boycott the olympics. we've got a bunch of americans out there who are training hard who are doing everything they can to succeed. >> the law passed unanimously in june is supported by an overwhelming majority of russians. russian president vladimir putin...
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but president obama says there is no doubt syrian president bashar al-assad's regime is behind last week's attack that kills hundreds of people, including women and children. the u.s. has increased military presence in the mediterranean sea off the coast of syria. two submarines just joined four navy destroyers already in place to launch a missile attack. syria appears to be moving some of its military weapons to different locations to avoid getting hit by potential air strikes. assad said last hour his country will defend itself against any attack. the u.s. and the u.k. could both release intelligence today pointing the finger at the assad regime. i'm working on that story for you for 6:15. live in washington, kyla campbell, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> in london hundreds of protesters staged a demonstration outside the prime minister's residence against british military intervention in syria. prime minister david cameron has recalled parliament today to discuss possible military action. many people in britain and the british parliament say they don't want a repeat of the invasion of iraq whi
but president obama says there is no doubt syrian president bashar al-assad's regime is behind last week's attack that kills hundreds of people, including women and children. the u.s. has increased military presence in the mediterranean sea off the coast of syria. two submarines just joined four navy destroyers already in place to launch a missile attack. syria appears to be moving some of its military weapons to different locations to avoid getting hit by potential air strikes. assad said last...
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since the removal of president mohamed morsi and it violent uprising president obama stopto delivering f.-16 jets and canceled joint exercises withiss egypt but has not cut off aid. >> the president is caught is between a rock and a hard place. egypt is a very, very important country. >> reporter: senators john milk cane and lizy gram are back from egypt. senator gram says it's not about the military aid but thehe relationship. >> i would tell the generates g we'll sus spndz all aid untilil you allow a democrat ache ac position and the aid is a symbol for the relationship.e it's not that much money. >> reporter: senator muk cane cn says the government, quote has orchestrated a massacre and the u.s. needs to com buy with our own laws and spend the money. >> the law is what the law is. and the president is currently in definance of the law. the law is explicit. when there's a military takeover, aid must end. end >> reporter: but the senator says the money from washington is already out the door.or. >> the practical reality is that most of the military aid for this fiscal year, 2013, has
since the removal of president mohamed morsi and it violent uprising president obama stopto delivering f.-16 jets and canceled joint exercises withiss egypt but has not cut off aid. >> the president is caught is between a rock and a hard place. egypt is a very, very important country. >> reporter: senators john milk cane and lizy gram are back from egypt. senator gram says it's not about the military aid but thehe relationship. >> i would tell the generates g we'll sus spndz...
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♪ >>> president obama with strong words on the controversial nsa data sweep. on that he promised more accountability and a quote, put the whole elephant out there. owe that is first in this conference he talk td about edward snow den's admitted leak autos given the history after bus, it's right to ask questions about surveillance. particularly as technology is reshaping every aspect of our lives. >> it's not enough for me as president so far confidence in the programsful american people need to have confidence in them as well. >> the president outlined four new steps to ensure programs won't be used to spy on americans. among them to work with congress to reform section of the patriot act dealing with collecting telephone records and more transparency. snowden is believed to be a factor in the new chill between the us us and russia. but the president explained why he cancelled a one on winetd with president putin saying the u.s. and russia were not make prog gres on a host of issue autos i've encouraged mr. putin to think forward with mixed success. >> the pre
♪ >>> president obama with strong words on the controversial nsa data sweep. on that he promised more accountability and a quote, put the whole elephant out there. owe that is first in this conference he talk td about edward snow den's admitted leak autos given the history after bus, it's right to ask questions about surveillance. particularly as technology is reshaping every aspect of our lives. >> it's not enough for me as president so far confidence in the programsful...
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. >> reporter: senior administration officials tell cbs news president obama is getting regular briefings about the situation and has advised his national security team to take all steps to protect americans. marley hall for cbs news, new york. >> the international police agency interpol is asking countries to help investigate whether al qaeda coordinated the prison breaks of hundreds of terrorists over the last few weeks. they escaped from facilities in iraq, libya and pakistan. >>> supporters of egyptian presidential morsi continued their sit-in today. he was ousted in a military- coup one month ago. they're warning protesters to abandon the sit-in but the protesters are calling on the outside world to rise up in solidarity with the egyptian people. >>> new rules for fans attending games nationwide. what prompted the nfl to keep you from bringing in certain kinds of bags. >>> from the coast to the bay to the inland areas, the second half of the weekend forecast you need to know about as the news continues right here on kpix 5. look at 'em. living on cloud nine with that u-verse wireless
. >> reporter: senior administration officials tell cbs news president obama is getting regular briefings about the situation and has advised his national security team to take all steps to protect americans. marley hall for cbs news, new york. >> the international police agency interpol is asking countries to help investigate whether al qaeda coordinated the prison breaks of hundreds of terrorists over the last few weeks. they escaped from facilities in iraq, libya and pakistan....
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. >> president obama and others did not shy away from challenges still in the way, including income ask inequality, stagnant wages amid growing corporate profit autos scholars say the 1963 march on washington was less about freedom and more about jobs. steven pitts says most of the speech dealt with economic reality of millions of americans. saying civil rights movement want wanted to do more than end racism or elect a black president. >> the question have another black president? yes, we could. that shouldn't be the marker prof gres. the marker is that living conditions by the majority of the people in this country independent whof is president. >> in his speech the president also focused on jobs and economic opportunities. tomorrow,ycw6 nationwide demonstrations by workers will protest low wages and poor working conditions. >> and still to come who will be the last driver to cross old bay bridge? we'll be live again tonight with unique new vantage point as ou >>> when what a difference a few minutes make autos fog is here. >> and going to be spreading inland. we can see low clouds an
. >> president obama and others did not shy away from challenges still in the way, including income ask inequality, stagnant wages amid growing corporate profit autos scholars say the 1963 march on washington was less about freedom and more about jobs. steven pitts says most of the speech dealt with economic reality of millions of americans. saying civil rights movement want wanted to do more than end racism or elect a black president. >> the question have another black president?...
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but the united states says co prevent fu obamas in. >>> president obama has not decided how the u.s. will react to the chemical attack in syria. >> i have no interest in any kind of open-ended cob flick in syria, but we have to make sure when countries break international norms on weapons like chemical weapons that could threaten us they are held accountable. an american submarine along with four destroyers and a fifth is on the way. >>> thousands of people from across the country gathered in the national mall to remember martin luther king, jr.'s call for racial equality made 50 years ago today. the first black u.s. president led the tribute to doctor king's "i have a dream" speech. >> 50 years to the day that the speech ended a crowd lined the refrequenting pool -- reflecting pool. the most visible sign the features preacher was the first black president. >> the same flame that lit the heart of all who are willing to take a first step for justice, i know that flame remains. >> at 3:00 the hour in which dr. king delivered the speech bells rang. the ceremonies here at the lincoln mem
but the united states says co prevent fu obamas in. >>> president obama has not decided how the u.s. will react to the chemical attack in syria. >> i have no interest in any kind of open-ended cob flick in syria, but we have to make sure when countries break international norms on weapons like chemical weapons that could threaten us they are held accountable. an american submarine along with four destroyers and a fifth is on the way. >>> thousands of people from across...
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what president obama is saying could happen next. >>> we'll have more on the closing of the bay bridge. more live reports later in the newscast. >>> a live look at the bay bridge. it is closed and the heavy equipment has come in. the crews are working on that level to bring in the asphalt, lay it down. you can see a live look right now. the crews are laying down, striping, repaving and getting ready for the big opening the day after labor day. it is closed to traffic for the next five days to so that workers can get it finished and open tuesday morning. we invite you to stay with us. we'll let you know if anything changes with the opening and how to get around town. >>> will the u.s. take action against syria in we may know more by tomorrow morning. the president says he is confident that the syrian government used chemical weapons on its people last week. >> the attack killed hundreds of people. u.n. inspectors are in syria investigating the attack. earlier today the u.n. secretary council did not reach an agreement on a british proposed plan that would authorize military force agains
what president obama is saying could happen next. >>> we'll have more on the closing of the bay bridge. more live reports later in the newscast. >>> a live look at the bay bridge. it is closed and the heavy equipment has come in. the crews are working on that level to bring in the asphalt, lay it down. you can see a live look right now. the crews are laying down, striping, repaving and getting ready for the big opening the day after labor day. it is closed to traffic for the...
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an obama advisor said obama sat there for more than an hour just listening to putin vent. the two of them are not going to get together. he's not going to listen to him. >> as you're leading suggested there's been for over a year and a half -- there's the iranian nuclear program. there's the boston bombings duo information. the russians have passed information to the fbi and were criticized after the boston bombing for not having followed up. it might have allowed the fbi to do disrupt it. there was always the alleged american spy recently that the russians expelled. then you have on top of all of that the snowden asylum being granted in russia. we really at an all time low, back to the battle days of the cold war. this is an important relationship. both heads of state will have too find some common ground because they're going to have to talk about really important political and geo political issues like syria. they're facing the g-20. there are issues relayed to china and the broader middle east and so thaifr got a lot they'll have to find way some common ground to be ab
an obama advisor said obama sat there for more than an hour just listening to putin vent. the two of them are not going to get together. he's not going to listen to him. >> as you're leading suggested there's been for over a year and a half -- there's the iranian nuclear program. there's the boston bombings duo information. the russians have passed information to the fbi and were criticized after the boston bombing for not having followed up. it might have allowed the fbi to do disrupt...
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. >>> also, president obama says he wants to tweak a few terror surveillance programs. for starters, he says he will work with congress for better privacy safeguards, greater transparency on cell phone surveillance. the president is feeling the heat, of course, over privacy after edward snowden leaked details of nsa snooping. and russia, of course, has given edward snowden temporary asylum keeping him out of the reach of american law enforcement. let's listen to a sound bite we have from president obama during his press conference yesterday. >> no, i don't think mr. snowden was a patriot. the fact is that mr. snowden has been charged with three felon s felonies. if, in fact, he believes that what he did was right, then, like every american citizen, he can come here, appear before the court with a lawyer, and make his case. >> not a patriot, he said, but also admitting that perhaps the reaction and the changes to these programs are happening more swiftly because of the leaks that edward snowden did put out there. >> yeah. i mean, he said that we would get here at this po
. >>> also, president obama says he wants to tweak a few terror surveillance programs. for starters, he says he will work with congress for better privacy safeguards, greater transparency on cell phone surveillance. the president is feeling the heat, of course, over privacy after edward snowden leaked details of nsa snooping. and russia, of course, has given edward snowden temporary asylum keeping him out of the reach of american law enforcement. let's listen to a sound bite we have...
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today, president obama welcomed the 19 72 super bowl champions. led by don shula went 17-0. it wasn't common practice back then for sports teams to be honored so the dolphins today spent the day with president obama instead of president nixon. >>> back with tivo's next big thing! [ male announcer ] at sizzler... it's back for a limited time! fire grilled steak and golden all-you-can-eat shrimp for an incredible $9.99! only at sizzler! >>> let's go way back in time. when it launched in 1999 it started a revolution and didn't have much competition. >>> tee have is still a fixture but the silicon valley company is facing a lot of competition. scott spent time at tivo headquarters as the company rolled out its latest way to help you watch tv. >> the stakes are high for tivo because larger tech companies like apple and google not to mention cable companies are also trying to secure a spot in your living room. today tivo rolled out its latest box calling this "roam you." will it be a love stow for consumers or a tragedy if people decide not to buy. we demoed roam you. it does more
today, president obama welcomed the 19 72 super bowl champions. led by don shula went 17-0. it wasn't common practice back then for sports teams to be honored so the dolphins today spent the day with president obama instead of president nixon. >>> back with tivo's next big thing! [ male announcer ] at sizzler... it's back for a limited time! fire grilled steak and golden all-you-can-eat shrimp for an incredible $9.99! only at sizzler! >>> let's go way back in time. when it...
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president obama admits there is more work to do, but is his signature achievement, obamacare, partly to blame? >> more companies have said because of this law they'll have to shift full-time workers to part-time. >> reporter: team retailer now the latest company demoting some full-time workers to part-time not because of obamacare, it's just good business. the teamsters sending a letter to world leaders saying they could destroy the foundation of the 40-hour work week that is the backbone of america middle class. a middle class in trouble with 14,000 other americans forced to take part-time gigs since march. whatever the reason, the numbers don't lie. is america becoming a nation of part-timers? those are the numbers, but let's get personal. dolly martinez works two part-time jobs. she hasn't been able to find a full-time position since she graduated from college in 2009. >> i usually wake up between 6:30 and 7:30, and then, of course, i would head over to the coffee shop first. that's usually an 8:00 to 2:00 shift. and then, of course, i would have like a 10-minute break, which isn'
president obama admits there is more work to do, but is his signature achievement, obamacare, partly to blame? >> more companies have said because of this law they'll have to shift full-time workers to part-time. >> reporter: team retailer now the latest company demoting some full-time workers to part-time not because of obamacare, it's just good business. the teamsters sending a letter to world leaders saying they could destroy the foundation of the 40-hour work week that is the...
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on sunday he got a call from president obama offering federal help. >> well i think we have what we need but this is kind of a daily every day we take a look at it and whatever i'm requested i'll certainly not hesitate to call president obama if i think we need more than we have. >>reporter: the cost of the fire has topped 20 million dollars and is still growing. in tuolomne, abc 7 news. >> now what about the smoke and the weather conditions on the fire line? fch sandhya is tracking that tonight with live doppler 7 hd sandhya. >> yes larry. right now i show you the current conditions there. humidity has been increasing which of course is good news and winds decreasing. we watch the fog here in the bay area check out the conditions at the rim fire. skype degrees relative humidity has come up 45 percent. wind out of the north north west to 5 and certainly not as gusty as earlier today. here's satellite picture smoke from the rim fire you cap see it continues to clearly head into nevada and still moving all the way up towards reno into the neighboring states there and continue to see that.
on sunday he got a call from president obama offering federal help. >> well i think we have what we need but this is kind of a daily every day we take a look at it and whatever i'm requested i'll certainly not hesitate to call president obama if i think we need more than we have. >>reporter: the cost of the fire has topped 20 million dollars and is still growing. in tuolomne, abc 7 news. >> now what about the smoke and the weather conditions on the fire line? fch sandhya is...
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. >>> a senior member of the obama administration headed to capitol hill to brief officials on the situation in syria. that came as united nations inspectors left their hotel in damascus to go to an area where the syrian gofd is believed -- government is believed to have used chemical weapons on their people. >>> an east bay congressman says he was briefed on the situation in syria during a recent fact-finding trip to afghanistan and the united arab emirates. he met with troops in afghanistan and military leaders including the top commander of the military force there. he talked with them yesterday and he said the united states must proceed with caution in syria. >> this is a delicate, complicated situation with many actors and we have to make sure that we know what is behind that first dominance because once you tip it, you better know what's behind it and you better be prepared for what's next and right now, i'm not in any way supportive of putting boots on the ground in syria. >> well, among the troops he met with was army first lieutenant, chris mitchell. he was expected to return from h
. >>> a senior member of the obama administration headed to capitol hill to brief officials on the situation in syria. that came as united nations inspectors left their hotel in damascus to go to an area where the syrian gofd is believed -- government is believed to have used chemical weapons on their people. >>> an east bay congressman says he was briefed on the situation in syria during a recent fact-finding trip to afghanistan and the united arab emirates. he met with...
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♪ >>> secretary of state kerry delivered the obama administration's sharpest condemnation yet to last week's apparent chemical attack in syria, blaming the assad regime for at tack saying the administration will hold the syrian government accountable. syria rejected the regime's denial of responsibility. >> make no mistake. president obama believe there's must be a a.ktibility for those who would use the world's most heinous weapons against the world's most vulnerable people. nothing todz is more serious, nudging is receiving more serious scrutiny. >> kerry says the u.s. is now conferring with world leaders about a appropriate response. >>> a second teenager is in custody for the fatal beating of an 88-year-old world war ii veteran. he was attacked and robbed in the parking lot of an eagles lodge wednesday, police arrested the second suspect, 16 years old in a basement apartment around 3:00 this morning. the other suspect is also 16 surrendering last thursday. both being held on robbery and first degree murder charges. police are not releasing their names. >> and donald trump is under
♪ >>> secretary of state kerry delivered the obama administration's sharpest condemnation yet to last week's apparent chemical attack in syria, blaming the assad regime for at tack saying the administration will hold the syrian government accountable. syria rejected the regime's denial of responsibility. >> make no mistake. president obama believe there's must be a a.ktibility for those who would use the world's most heinous weapons against the world's most vulnerable people....
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. >>> the president, obama and his family should have adopted a rescue dog. >>> the bay area's doctors say a program designed to control patient's blood pressure is saving lives. more than 600, 000 patients took part and more than 80% of them brought their blood pressure under control. doctors say they saw a 42% dropped and a 24% declined in heart attack. >>> thank you so much for making ktvu your choice for news. our coverage continues with our 10:00 news and coming up of a bay area's family of a crash and they tell us their story. tmz is up next. [ music no mics ] >> today on "tmz" -- >> so this lebron james scandal has gotten even crazier. jay z said he wouldn't start his concert until lebron james arrived. i think it's wrong. >> the opportunity isn't presented to you, no offense. or lebron jay z james. >> a moment. >> what moment? >> you know bryan cranston, obviously. we got this picture of him at canoga park high school and he was on a club, the chemistry club. >> what loser joins the chemistry club? >> that's a crappy thing for you to say. >> wt
. >>> the president, obama and his family should have adopted a rescue dog. >>> the bay area's doctors say a program designed to control patient's blood pressure is saving lives. more than 600, 000 patients took part and more than 80% of them brought their blood pressure under control. doctors say they saw a 42% dropped and a 24% declined in heart attack. >>> thank you so much for making ktvu your choice for news. our coverage continues with our 10:00 news and coming...
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the obamas adopted a second dog. the same breed as their other dog. the white house released video playing on the lawn there. and sunny is about one year old. >> she's awfully cute. >> closer to hope. remember the dogs out paddling in the middle of the bay? no one knows how he got there but now we know where he's going. the puppy will be adopted by the man who saved his life. saw the puppy swimming from shore and rescued him. the pup has no identity chip or tag. they decided to keep him for good. >> that's a happy ending. >> a san jose man set a new world record in competitive eating. >> matt megatode stoney. beat joey chestnut who ate 251. he showed us how he trains. eating anything and everything very quickly. also gave our reporter some pointers on eating pot stickers. >> i think he was able to eat 15 in a minute. >> he would never do well. >> 4:56. the bay area skies lit up overnight. which neighborhoods could see more dramatic lightning. >> reporter: the new span of the bay bridge still looking to open on time. there's another issue over the bonu
the obamas adopted a second dog. the same breed as their other dog. the white house released video playing on the lawn there. and sunny is about one year old. >> she's awfully cute. >> closer to hope. remember the dogs out paddling in the middle of the bay? no one knows how he got there but now we know where he's going. the puppy will be adopted by the man who saved his life. saw the puppy swimming from shore and rescued him. the pup has no identity chip or tag. they decided to keep...
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on sunday he got a call from president obama offering federal help. >> well i think we have what we need but this is kind of a daily every day we take a look at it and whatever i'm requested i'll certainly not hesitate to call president obama if i think we need more than we have. >>reporter: the cost of the fire has topped 20 million dollars and is still growing. in tuolomne, abc 7 news. >> now what about the smoke and the weather conditions on the fire line? fch sandhya is tracking that tonight with live doppler 7 hd sandhya. >> yes larry. right now i show you the current conditions there. humidity has been increasing which of course is good news and winds decreasing. we watch the fog here in the bay area check out the conditions at the rim fire. skype degrees relative humidity has come up 45 percent. wind out of the north north west to 5 and certainly not as gusty as earlier today. here's satellite picture smoke from the rim fire you cap see it continues to clearly head into nevada and still moving all the way up towards reno into the neighboring states there and continue to see that.
on sunday he got a call from president obama offering federal help. >> well i think we have what we need but this is kind of a daily every day we take a look at it and whatever i'm requested i'll certainly not hesitate to call president obama if i think we need more than we have. >>reporter: the cost of the fire has topped 20 million dollars and is still growing. in tuolomne, abc 7 news. >> now what about the smoke and the weather conditions on the fire line? fch sandhya is...
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from president obama 'vacation spot in martha's vineyard, the u.s. condemned the violence. >> we have repeatedly called on the egyptian military and security forces to show restraint and for the government to respect the universal rights of its citizens just as we've urged protesters to demonstrate peacefully. >> the egyptian government has declared a curfew and a month- long state of emergency. >>> a pilot and copilot are dead after a u.p.s. cargo plane crashed in birmingham, alabama. it happened around 4:00 this morning, just outside of the perimeter of the airport at the end of a 45-minute flight from louisville, kentucky. you can see the enti front half of the plane is separated from the rest of the body. according to a flight-tracking website, the plane plummeted more than 9,000 feet in two minutes. >> we don't know why it crashed. it left a long debris field and broke into several parties with the fuselage and wings separated. >> the ntsb is sending a rapid response team from washington as well as an investigator from its atlanta office. >>> ci
from president obama 'vacation spot in martha's vineyard, the u.s. condemned the violence. >> we have repeatedly called on the egyptian military and security forces to show restraint and for the government to respect the universal rights of its citizens just as we've urged protesters to demonstrate peacefully. >> the egyptian government has declared a curfew and a month- long state of emergency. >>> a pilot and copilot are dead after a u.p.s. cargo plane crashed in...
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although president obama hasn't made a final decision, u.s. officials will begin to strike soon after that. david martin, cbs news the pentagon. >>> j they are calling themselves the syrian electronic army. as of half an hour ago, they were unable to log on to the site. >>> and tonight, the fencing, sound system and jumbotrons are in place in the washington mall. tomorrow marks 50 years since dr. martin luther king, jr., historic speech at the steps of the lincoln memorial. president obama will make a speech tomorrow in front of a crowd that organizers expect to top 20,000 people. >>> we've been warning about it for months. the bay bridge will shut down tomorrow night. believe it or not, we talked to people who still hasn't gotten the message. >>> the reason behind the new ban considered for a bay area city. >>> imagine having $3 billion in cash that you can't use? that's exactly what happened to the federal reserve after the mint messed up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,, tomorrow night at eight. and will reopen next tuesday. we . >>> the bay bridge closes in
although president obama hasn't made a final decision, u.s. officials will begin to strike soon after that. david martin, cbs news the pentagon. >>> j they are calling themselves the syrian electronic army. as of half an hour ago, they were unable to log on to the site. >>> and tonight, the fencing, sound system and jumbotrons are in place in the washington mall. tomorrow marks 50 years since dr. martin luther king, jr., historic speech at the steps of the lincoln memorial....
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president obama honors reverend martin luther king junior on the anniversary of the march on washington. >> in san jose, some of calling this city ban jose. but today, city officials shot down a controversial proposal targeted some yes honey? dad told me that cheerios is good for your heart, is that true? says here that cheerios has whole grain oats that can help remove some cholesterol, and that's heart healthy. [ dad ] jan? ♪ >>> it's countdown to the closure and now, all systems go. we have a live look at sky 7 hd at bridges old and new. and in three and a half hours the old bridge will shut down. around 7:00 chp going to roll traffic breaks on interstate 880. and once the bridge is closed tonight eastbound traffic skyway approach will be forced to get off at 4th street. >> we want to give you a live look from the ground right now. and our crew left the station 35 minutes ago. a driver normally taking no more than 10 taking 35 just at this point. he's not yet to the first street on ramp to the bay bridge. you can see it's jam packed. this is how it is throughout the city. people tr
president obama honors reverend martin luther king junior on the anniversary of the march on washington. >> in san jose, some of calling this city ban jose. but today, city officials shot down a controversial proposal targeted some yes honey? dad told me that cheerios is good for your heart, is that true? says here that cheerios has whole grain oats that can help remove some cholesterol, and that's heart healthy. [ dad ] jan? ♪ >>> it's countdown to the closure and now, all...
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and russia after president obama abruptly cancels a summit with vladimir putin. tonight, what's behind the decision and what it means. >>> moving on. a house of horrors where three women were held captive is torn down as one of the victims rises up to start a new life. >>> pool safety. tonight the issue getting urgent new attention over those drain covers at the bottom of the pool. >>> and must-see tv. more than 30 cameras capturing their every moves in one of the best new shows in black and white. "nightly news" begins now.
and russia after president obama abruptly cancels a summit with vladimir putin. tonight, what's behind the decision and what it means. >>> moving on. a house of horrors where three women were held captive is torn down as one of the victims rises up to start a new life. >>> pool safety. tonight the issue getting urgent new attention over those drain covers at the bottom of the pool. >>> and must-see tv. more than 30 cameras capturing their every moves in one of the...
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president obama presented army staff sergeant with the medal of honor. allen martin tells us, carter risked his life to save others. >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states accompanied by medal of honor recipient, staff sergeant, ty carter. >> more than 40 members of ty carter's filled the room. the president had a message for the two oldest carter children. >> if you want to know what a true american hero looks like, then you don't have to look too far. you just have to look at your dad. >> in this video recorded by the taliban, it was an ambush at command outpost coating. on october 3, 2009, u.s. troops were out numbered by hundreds of taliban fighters. ty carter risked his life to safe an injured soldier and resupply ammunition to soldiers trapped in a humvee. >> it was chaos. the blizzard of bullets and steel into which ty ran, not once or twice, or even a few times, but perhaps ten times. and in doing so, he displayed true heroism. not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost.
president obama presented army staff sergeant with the medal of honor. allen martin tells us, carter risked his life to save others. >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states accompanied by medal of honor recipient, staff sergeant, ty carter. >> more than 40 members of ty carter's filled the room. the president had a message for the two oldest carter children. >> if you want to know what a true american hero looks like, then you don't have to look too far....
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plans to do in response to syrian regime chemical weapon attack, president obama say he has not made a decision on a military strike but he had this to say to those opposed to taking action. on program bs about an hour -- pbs about an hour ago. >> we can take limited tailored approached not getting drawn into a long conflict, if we're saying in a
plans to do in response to syrian regime chemical weapon attack, president obama say he has not made a decision on a military strike but he had this to say to those opposed to taking action. on program bs about an hour -- pbs about an hour ago. >> we can take limited tailored approached not getting drawn into a long conflict, if we're saying in a
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president obama attacks it is not about regime change but rather retribution. live in the news room. >>> tensions about syria along with some weakness in consumer spending sent wall street lower. the industrials dropped 30 points, the nasdaq fell 30. this has been the worst month for the markets in more than a year. >>> 22 san francisco firefighters returned home from battling the rim fire late today. the u.s. forest service says the fire is now 32% contained and growing at a slower rate. more than 200,000 acres burned since it started two weeks ago. there are still mandatory evacuations to the southeast of the fire and 4500 structures are threatened. tonight, our john fowler gives us a view of how some military hardware is helping in the fire fight. >> reporter: this drone, flying from this base in victorville, east of los angeles, beaming realtime fire video instantly to the incident commander. >> like you see a helicopter sending a live sped, it can pick up a thermal image. >> reporter: it can see hot spots. at incident command, firefighters and national gua
president obama attacks it is not about regime change but rather retribution. live in the news room. >>> tensions about syria along with some weakness in consumer spending sent wall street lower. the industrials dropped 30 points, the nasdaq fell 30. this has been the worst month for the markets in more than a year. >>> 22 san francisco firefighters returned home from battling the rim fire late today. the u.s. forest service says the fire is now 32% contained and growing at a...
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not for what he did during the war that caught president obama's attention. the emotional story is next. >>> a fairly comfortable day. right now in the 80s with the sea breeze fires up but we're about to see changes in the forecast, no doubt you'll notice, especially if you're in some of our east bay and south bay valleys. more about that in our seven-day forecast coming up. >>> a soldier with bay area ties received the nation's highest military honor but president obama wasn't only impressed with his duty during the war but what he did after the war. it's a sensitive to topic for many people. danielle lee joins us from washington with details. danielle? >> reporter: hi, raj, one of the things he's doing is talking openly about the emotional and mental wounds that he suffered following the war. you know, this medal of honor is reserved for those who distribute and show the clearest examples of bravery and selflessness. today, fewer than 3500 soldiers have received it it around the battle for which army staff czar subsequent t yiempblt carter is getting this a
not for what he did during the war that caught president obama's attention. the emotional story is next. >>> a fairly comfortable day. right now in the 80s with the sea breeze fires up but we're about to see changes in the forecast, no doubt you'll notice, especially if you're in some of our east bay and south bay valleys. more about that in our seven-day forecast coming up. >>> a soldier with bay area ties received the nation's highest military honor but president obama...
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i thought morsi, obama guy. i thought the muslim brotherhood was that to obama wanted. egypt military said screw all of you and kicked morsi out and took back the country for better word. john kerry is in russia these people are -- i don't, i think they're clueless and haven't the slightest idea they zront a reverence for you and i, at least your question indicates. they haven't been, to them, america is the problem. in the world. america is a super power makes the world out of balance. it was better when soviet union was around. mad lynn al bright said this. soviet union kept us in check. a competing super power able to help the united states be restrained these people think liberal democrats leftists that the american military's focus of evil in the modern world that we're imposing freedom on people, if you can believe that. and that united states destroying the planet with global warming, capitalism, power, consumption of resources and they're about cutting the country down to size. people like me think the united states is the solution to problems around the world.
i thought morsi, obama guy. i thought the muslim brotherhood was that to obama wanted. egypt military said screw all of you and kicked morsi out and took back the country for better word. john kerry is in russia these people are -- i don't, i think they're clueless and haven't the slightest idea they zront a reverence for you and i, at least your question indicates. they haven't been, to them, america is the problem. in the world. america is a super power makes the world out of balance. it was...
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obama doesn't. for all of his success, two- term president, remarkable candidate and campaigner, they don't run at that level of loyalty. >> women are hungering for this campaign to be good and strong. >> you know, you pick up the paper today and you will read about howard dean is in iowa. is dean going to jump back in? you have the senator from minnesota and all of these rising star that's we create every other day from mayors, mayor castro and corey booker is running for president sometime. sow never know. i think it's a healthy thing to have a good primary opponent and to strengthen that candidacy and the foundation for a general. >> i woventure to say she is going to run, don't you. >> i would say she is going to be back here quite a bit. first for speeches and then for, what else, the fundraisers. yes. meanwhile, coming up. >> one more look at the top stories. >> including new rights for transgender students in california. how san francisco is leading the way. next f ,,,,,,,, san francisco fire
obama doesn't. for all of his success, two- term president, remarkable candidate and campaigner, they don't run at that level of loyalty. >> women are hungering for this campaign to be good and strong. >> you know, you pick up the paper today and you will read about howard dean is in iowa. is dean going to jump back in? you have the senator from minnesota and all of these rising star that's we create every other day from mayors, mayor castro and corey booker is running for president...
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the company hoping to get president obama's help. the president has until midnight to decide whether to overturn a ban on selling older versions of the iphone and ipad in the united states. marisa mayer buying another company, rock melt, maker of a browser specializing in deep social media integration. yahoo paid more than $50 million for rock melt part of mayer's efforts to revive the search engine giant. stocks closed higher today. the surge helped push s p p to another record close. your bloomberg silicon valley index rising today, helping an index close to more than 2% higher today. shares in technology were spotlighted by two big names hitting important records for those shares facebook back to where they started. into the day at 3805. electronic car maker tesla rising to more than 3% -- 300% this year. larry, carolyn? >> cory, thanks. sandhya patel is here with the weekend forecast. >> i know. weekend looking good. so good time to get outside and enjoy the sun. and i know some people near san francisco love the fog. >> there yo
the company hoping to get president obama's help. the president has until midnight to decide whether to overturn a ban on selling older versions of the iphone and ipad in the united states. marisa mayer buying another company, rock melt, maker of a browser specializing in deep social media integration. yahoo paid more than $50 million for rock melt part of mayer's efforts to revive the search engine giant. stocks closed higher today. the surge helped push s p p to another record close. your...
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president obama went to orlando today to address the national convention of disable d veteran and to begin his vacation with his family. brian mooar has more. >> reporter: before leaving on vacation president obama promised to do more work for america's disabled veterans. and he pledged those who sacrificed for this country won't lose their benefits despite washington's budget cuts. >> i believe this work is more important than ever. because this time of war that we've been in is coming to an end. >> the president hopes to have america back on a peace time footing in a year and a half. but his friday news conference showed he's fighting on a lot of political fronts. >> good afternoon, everybody, please have a seat. >> he's trying to calm the controversy over nsa surveillance. he's still battling members of congress over obama care. >> the one unifying principle in the republican party at the moment is making sure that 30 million people don't have health care. >> reporter: in martha's vineyard, president obama looking for a break from the heat. brian mooar, nbc news, washington. >>> m
president obama went to orlando today to address the national convention of disable d veteran and to begin his vacation with his family. brian mooar has more. >> reporter: before leaving on vacation president obama promised to do more work for america's disabled veterans. and he pledged those who sacrificed for this country won't lose their benefits despite washington's budget cuts. >> i believe this work is more important than ever. because this time of war that we've been in is...
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obama care, now part of american law, by the way, don't constitute an economic plan? well, they didn't get the word. before congress left for a five-week vacation, they had one more piece of business to
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fong talked about his organization youth for single room occupancy which will be honored by president obama in september. >> the while youths have spent so much time to educate people living in single room occupancies. >> we want to give our thanks to everyone who attended the meeting. if you would like to team up to host our next meeting go do our community page at abc7news.com/ community. we look forward to sharing the stories in the future on abc7 news. >> we look forward to sharing the weather forecast with mike nicco, at least. >> looking into the future maybe not so much drizzle as this morning with .02" of rain. but with the dry weather comes warmer weather in the seven-day outlook. >> three lucky people are multimillionaires today. where the winning powerball tickets were sold and the small are winners, still not too bad, in the bay area. our big news for a bay area little league team and what is next for them in the quest for a spot in the little >> coring daly city, dublin, los gatos, and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> california is out of the luck when it comes to the ma
fong talked about his organization youth for single room occupancy which will be honored by president obama in september. >> the while youths have spent so much time to educate people living in single room occupancies. >> we want to give our thanks to everyone who attended the meeting. if you would like to team up to host our next meeting go do our community page at abc7news.com/ community. we look forward to sharing the stories in the future on abc7 news. >> we look forward...
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she was in washington meeting with president obama and attorney general eric holder. quan, part of a group of mayors discussing several topics. mayor quan says she asked president obama for more funding for oakland police and for the fbi and atf. >>> their jobs are to save lives. the paramedics in alameda county are revealing to us a broken system. >> tony kovaleski is here with results from a six-month investigation. this is one of the biggest responses in the bay area. >> they cover a critical area. an area where shootings and stabbings regularly make headlines. firefighters are usually first on scene. but the paramedic response can mean the difference between life and death. >> i'm afraid for anyone that needs help in the 911 system. >> en route. >> they don't know the people are being dispatched off of shootings for people that are intoxicated, complaining of headaches. >> reporter: he's a veteran paramedic working in alameda county. >> code three. >> i don't see how somebody's vomiting is in more dire state straits who over someone who has been shot. >> reporter:
she was in washington meeting with president obama and attorney general eric holder. quan, part of a group of mayors discussing several topics. mayor quan says she asked president obama for more funding for oakland police and for the fbi and atf. >>> their jobs are to save lives. the paramedics in alameda county are revealing to us a broken system. >> tony kovaleski is here with results from a six-month investigation. this is one of the biggest responses in the bay area. >>...
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but there was something else that caught president obama's attention today. a bay area soldier received the nation's highest military honor. ty carter of antioch became the fifth living recipient of the medal of honor. during the ceremony of the white house, he told carter's children, their father's heroism is what makes this country great. >>> surrounded by soaring cliffs, combat outposts was under constant attacks. but in october of 2009, the taliban launched the fiercest attack yet ty carter was jolted from his sleep. >> there was something very pare different. the sound of the gunfire was unstop. >> reporter: the taliban released an avalanche of rockets, mortar and machine gunfire on the 52 americans below. >> the hill, looked like somebody had kicked over an ant hill. >> reporter: carter ran across the battlefield for ammo for soldrs, not once but three times. dodging a torrent of bullets all the way. >> the quicker you're moving, the less chance a sniper or bullet will hit you. >> reporter: carter and his sergeant were wounded and trapped in a humvee. >
but there was something else that caught president obama's attention today. a bay area soldier received the nation's highest military honor. ty carter of antioch became the fifth living recipient of the medal of honor. during the ceremony of the white house, he told carter's children, their father's heroism is what makes this country great. >>> surrounded by soaring cliffs, combat outposts was under constant attacks. but in october of 2009, the taliban launched the fiercest attack yet...
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obama has announced they have canceled joint military exercises with egypt. we have the latest from cairo. >> reporter: egypt is dangerously divided. some people took to the streets today to celebrate the government's crackdown. they said it was a necessary step against a quote terrorist organization. but many people in this country still do back the muslim brotherhood and the ousted mohammed morsi. those protesters who were crushed yesterday were burying their dead. we went into one mosque and saw hundreds of bodies lined up on the ground. there were families coming in looking for their loved ones. some bodies were so badly burned it was unclear who exactly had been killed in this violence yesterday. and this might not be over because this division has not played itself out yet. the egyptian government, the military that took over and through the muslim brotherhood out is showing zero tolerance for these demonstrations. it's possible we could see more blood should. >> we also want to know the u.n. security council held an emergency meeting. >>> tonight a fam
obama has announced they have canceled joint military exercises with egypt. we have the latest from cairo. >> reporter: egypt is dangerously divided. some people took to the streets today to celebrate the government's crackdown. they said it was a necessary step against a quote terrorist organization. but many people in this country still do back the muslim brotherhood and the ousted mohammed morsi. those protesters who were crushed yesterday were burying their dead. we went into one...